'Intestine' definitions:

Definition of 'intestine'

From: WordNet
noun
The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus [syn: intestine, bowel, gut]

Definition of 'Intestine'

From: GCIDE
  • Intestine \In*tes"tine\, n.; pl. Intestines. [L. intestinum: cf. F. intestin. See Intestine, a.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera. [1913 Webster]
  • Large intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the c[ae]cum, colon, and rectum.
  • Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Intestine'

From: GCIDE
  • Intestine \In*tes"tine\, a. [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Internal; inward; -- opposed to external. [1913 Webster]
  • Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty. --Hume. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective. [1913 Webster]
  • Everything labors under an intestine necessity. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Shut up; inclosed. [R.] --Cowper. [1913 Webster]